Volume 4 Number 1 Article 4 9-15-1976 A Briefing for Briefing: Charles Williams' Descent Into Hell and Doris Lessing's Briefing orF a Descent into Hell Ellen Cronan Rose Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Recommended Citation Rose, Ellen Cronan (1976) "A Briefing for Briefing: Charles Williams' Descent Into Hell and Doris Lessing's Briefing orF a Descent into Hell," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 4 : No. 1 , Article 4. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol4/iss1/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Mythopoeic Society at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature by an authorized editor of SWOSU Digital Commons. An ADA compliant document is available upon request. For more information, please contact
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